Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1887-11-05
Pearl River Harbor Not Wanted.

Pearl River Harbor Not Wanted.
ICopygH, 1857. by the California AssOciated Pressi
WASHINGTON, November 4th.-[Special. !
Secretary Bayard is not enthusiastic with
| respect to the establishment of coaling
station and naval depot for the United
States in the Hawaiian Islands. In con-
versation with your correspondent tonight
he intimated that the proposed cession of
Pearl River Harbor to this Government as
naval station would be Of little value.
Nevada City to Sierra City.
ICopyig, 1887, by hie California associated Press
WASHINGTON, November 4th.-TSpecial. I
Permission has been granted the star route
contractor to run between Nevada CITY and
Sierra City on the summer schedule, pro-
vided it is done without expense to the
Postoffiee Department.
California Pensions.
Copyigh, 1887, by The California Associated Press.
WASHINGTON, November 4th.-[Special. ]
| California pensions have been granted as
| follows: Mary c., widow of Caleb c. Lu-
| ther, Modesto; Henry l.. Knight, San
Francisco; Guadalupe Miranda San Jose
| VIM Ogden, Hydesville; John Werner
San Francisco Jesse l. Cobb, Elsinore.
A Surprised Family.
lCopyiS, 1887, by 1.s California Associated Press
| PoTTsTowN, November 4th-Louis B
Byor, ex-Burgess of Pottstown, when sew
! enty-six years of age contracted a secl ei
| marriage with his house-keeper, aged sew.
enty. He has just died and six married
children now for the first time learn thai
they have stepmother.
New Style of Jaw-Fighting.
| CHICAGO, November 4th-The Times st
Paul (Minn.) special of the Sd says Tommy
| Warren, the champion feather-weight
pugilist, and Patsy O'Leary, of Cincinnati
have signed articles and deposited $500
each for a fight to finish with ounce
gloves, on January 9Th next. The fight i.
to be under the London prize-ring rules fol
81 900 side and the gate receipts. JUS
| prior to signing the articles the two ban
tams had lively quarrel and started fol
Bass Lake, five miles out, to settle ii
While on the way they came to blows in 6
hack and Warren chewed O'Leary's fac,
| severely, biting his cheek cean through.
| Passengers and Crew Lost.
NORFOLK (Va.). November 4tb.-A re
port has been received here that tn.
schooner Ocean Bird, of Wilmington, n
c., Captain Edward C. Daniel, carrying the
mail between Nagshead, Manteo and Eliz
| abeth City, N. c., sunk during the storm or
| Monday night in Pasquotank river anC
| that all on board were lost. The passen
| gers on board it is thought, numbered ten
An Exploded Bomb.
| ST. LOUIS, November 4th.-The remains
of an exploded dynamite bomb were founC
| last night in the ruins of the Fourteenth
| street explo-ion, but detectives believe i
was placed there yesterday by some of tn,
! sensationalists who have been writing tC
the newspapers, claiming that they wert
| agents of q horrible crime.
/ Wonderful Trotting.
| BUFFALO, November 4th.-At the DRIVING
Park yesterday afternoon c. J. HamliI
| drove his team, Belle Hamlin and Justir
| NJ, mile to wagon without break il
2:1S. The remarkable character of thi
performance will be more apparent wher
/ it is stated that Hamlin weighed 1o5 an(
the wagon 155 pounds.
A Clergyman's Sad Death.
WALzENBURG (Col.), November 4th-
Rev. Mr.. Tate, while boat riding on a small
lake near this city, capsized the boat anC
| was drowned in the presence of his wifi,
and children and several men. who wer,
standing on the bank, but were powerles.
| TO render assistance.
A Good, Long Lease.
| BosToE. November 4th.-At meeting O
| the DirectorS of the Old Colony Railroad
| to-day it was voted to lease the Boston ano
Providence road ior 80 years. at 10 per cent
on the capital stock and 81 100000 bonus.